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Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it read more
It is engendered in the eyes;
By gazing fed; and fancy dies
In the cradle where it lies.
And quick his colour went and came,
As fear and rage alternate rose.
And quick his colour went and came,
As fear and rage alternate rose.
The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more
and more unto the perfect day.
The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more
and more unto the perfect day.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.
Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is read more
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is bestial.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.